Monday, Monday

ninadepalma

Mondays tend to get me feeling blue. I work a part-time job on the weekends and translate during the week, so it's not like the weekday/weekend divide even really exists for me, but still I get blue.

How do you fight the Monday blues? Do you even get the Monday blues?

Anyway, I just wanted to create a thread where we can stop by and send/receive happy vibes on Mondays. Here's an appropriate song by one of my favorite bands to play at the cafe where I work on the weekends:

Dmitry

ninadepalma I absolutely LOVE Mondays! I'm a weirdo, I know! That's because there's always so much stuff that needs to be done: projects, side projects, and more side projects that I'm always looking forward to the start of the week so I could jump right back into action.

I meant, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life... oops, getting of topic here, hehe!

eleonorang

Great idea, @ninadepalma! You can never get enough #MondayMotivation!
I usually get the Monday blues on Sunday evenings... which makes them Sunday evening blues I guess?
It's mostly the anticipation of a long and busy week that troubles me, but then on Monday I actually get down to it and separate my goals and tasks into smaller ones and it usually gets better

Have a great Monday, guys!

ninadepalma

ninagruenewald

I have to admit ... although I get why you have a Monday blues, I usually am looking forward to Mondays. Knowing that I will be doing something I love and doing it how I wanna do it, learn all day, be creative, ... I like that. But then again, I have watched like a ton of videos by a digital nomad lady and hang around pinterest a lot and I really like the idea of "creating a life/work that I don't need vacation from" or "love your work and you'll never work a day in your life" kinda quotes. I try to be very mindful all day, care for my stress level and always fill up on water and tea. So, dont be bluesy! Be happy! You are doing something you love! Every Monday is a new beginning!!

ninadepalma

ninagruenewald This is...a really good attitude, haha. Unfortunately, I've been getting the Monday blues my whole life, regardless of what kind of work I'm doing. Even in periods of time off (summer breaks during school, breaks between jobs) I've sort of still dreaded Mondays because the people around me are letting go of their freedom and getting back into a routine. I've thought about ideas of getting around this (making my weekdays/nights less somber and rigid, for one), but it's difficult because so many people I interact with work long hours, and I feel like their woes are contagious!

eleonorang

Thanks, @ninagruenewald! After all, who said we need motivation on Mondays only?

eleonorang

Here we go again! How's your Monday battle going?

_marocca

I actually look forward to Mondays
I LOVE the fact that I'll be able to sit down and concentrate on only one thing for a couple of hours. (which means work ) and the rest of the time (afternoons and weekends) my attention is divided in one hundred things at once.
But I love GIFS, couldn't help but sending you this #MondayMotivation one

ninadepalma

Hah, well, I'm inspired by you guys...

It's 8:45 AM here in DC, and I'm getting ready to sit down to work. I'm moving on Saturday, so I have loads of non-work tasks to fit into my day, and I don't have wifi so I have to spend all day cafe-hopping! Hopefully that will just spice things up, not make them more difficult, haha.

Happy Monday, everyone!

ninadepalma

Okay, so...I'm surrounded by a bunch of Monday lovers!

Have y'all always liked Mondays? I think that once I've established my translation business and am earning a comfortable living from it I'll be able to finally reach a point where Mondays aren't scary.